Shandel Samuel

Shandel Samuel (born 14 December 1982) is a Vincentian footballer who currently plays for Barbadian side Rendezvous FC as a striker. He is also the all-time top scorer of the St. Vincent and the Grenadines national team.^[2]

Shandel Samuel

Personal information
Date of birth	(1982-12-14) 14 December 1982 (age 42)[1]
Place of birth	Layou, St. Vincent
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Rendezvous FC
Youth career
	System 3 FC
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2001–2005	System 3 FC	?	(?)
2005	Negri Sembilan FA	?	(?)
2005	Kedah FA	?	(?)
2005–2006	Negri Sembilan FA	?	(?)
2006–2007	North East Stars	20	(8)
2007–2008	San Juan Jabloteh	11	(1)
2009–2012	Ma Pau SC	?	(?)
2013–2017	Rendezvous FC	?	(31)
International career‡
2001–2016	St. Vincent & the Grenadines	63	(32)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of 4 November 2015

International career

Samuel made his international debut as an 18-year-old in 2001. He scored 10 goals at the 2007 Caribbean Cup and a further five goals at the 2010 Caribbean Championship.

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[3]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	2001	3	2
	2004	14	8
	2005	1	0
	2006	9	11
	2007	3	1
	2008	5	0
	2010	4	5
	2011	8	1
	2012	6	2
	2013	2	0
	2014	2	1
	2015	2	1
	2016	2	1
Total		61	33

Scores and results list Saint Vincent and the Grenadines' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Samuel goal.

List of international goals scored by Shandel Samuel

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1	14 March 2001	Arnos Vale Stadium, Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Dominica	–	2–0	Friendly	[4]
2	16 March 2001	Arnos Vale Stadium, Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Grenada	1–0	1–1	Friendly	[5]
3	23 May 2004	Warner Park Sporting Complex, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis	Saint Kitts and Nevis	2–2	2–3	Friendly	[6]
4	13 June 2004	Estadio Cacique Diriangén, Diriamba, Nicaragua	Nicaragua	2–1	2–2	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification	[7]
5	20 June 2004	Arnos Vale Stadium, Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Nicaragua	1–0	4–1	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification	[8]
6				3–1
7	13 October 2004	Warner Park Sporting Complex, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis	Saint Kitts and Nevis	2–0	3–0	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification	[9]
8	26 November 2004	Arnos Vale Stadium, Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Bermuda	3–1	3–3	2005 Caribbean Cup qualification	[10]
9	28 November 2004	Arnos Vale Stadium, Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Cayman Islands	1–0	4–0	2005 Caribbean Cup qualification	[11]
10	12 December 2004	Richmond Hill Playing Field, Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Grenada	1–0	3–1	2005 Caribbean Cup qualification	[12]
11	1 October 2006	Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica	Saint Lucia	2–0	8–0	2007 Caribbean Cup qualification	[13]
12				3–0
13				5–0
14				6–0
15				8–0
16	1 November 2006	Arnos Vale Stadium, Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Grenada	–	4–1	Friendly	[14]
17				–
18	19 November 2006	Barbados National Stadium, Waterford, Barbados	Bermuda	2–0	3–0	2007 Caribbean Cup qualification	[15]
19				3–0
20	23 November 2006	Barbados National Stadium, Waterford, Barbados	Bahamas	1–1	3–2	2007 Caribbean Cup qualification	[16]
21				2–2
22	14 January 2007	Manny Ramjohn Stadium, Marabella, Trinidad and Tobago	Guyana	1–0	2–0	2007 Caribbean Cup	[17]
23	6 October 2010	Victoria Park, Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Montserrat	1–0	7–0	2010 Caribbean Cup qualification	[18]
24				2–0
25				5–0
26	2 November 2011	Manny Ramjohn Stadium, Marabella, Trinidad and Tobago	Trinidad and Tobago	1–1	2–6	2010 Caribbean Cup qualification	[19]
27	4 November 2011	Manny Ramjohn Stadium, Marabella, Trinidad and Tobago	Haiti	1–2	1–3	2010 Caribbean Cup qualification	[20]
28	28 August 2011	Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda	Antigua and Barbuda	2–1	2–2	Friendly	[21]
29	30 March 2012	Arnos Vale Stadium, Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Antigua and Barbuda	1–0	1–0	Friendly	[22]
30	1 April 2012	Arnos Vale Stadium, Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Antigua and Barbuda	1–2	1–2	Friendly	[23]
31	21 September 2014	A. O. Shirley Recreation Ground, Road Town, British Virgin Islands	British Virgin Islands	6–0	6–0	Friendly	[24]
32	4 November 2015	Arnos Vale Stadium, Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Antigua and Barbuda	2–1	2–1	Friendly	[25]
33	25 March 2016	Arnos Vale Stadium, Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Trinidad and Tobago	2–2	2–3	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification	[26]

Personal life

Samuel is the cousin of fellow Vincentian international footballer, Myron.

In 2011, Samuel was the highest paid Vincentian athlete, making $40,000 (USD).^[27]